Marken shook his head at her questions, a helpless smile crossing his lips. "No, it isn't normal for couples to do this, not at all. Based on books I've read, stories from friends, and usually commonsense, something like this would probably leave a couple broken for days, maybe weeks." His hand continued to stroke along her hair, trying to calm her down, comfort her. Even in his inebriated state of mind, Marken knew that he wouldn't enjoy some drunken argument between the two.

The princes arms felt strangely empty when she left his grasp, he didn't want her gone, even for something like water, or in her case, to examine the mark on her neck where Ariana had put a blade to it. How could she still defend actions like that, he had no clue. He heard Ella mutter something under her breath, barely caught the words. 'Again?' Marken waited for her to pour the drinks and return, to question her about it when she got back.

Hoping that she'd return to his lap, when she had returned either way, the man would speak up. "What happened to you to cause scars?" His voice carried concern, wanting to know what had harmed his fiance, his love.